Written questions
912 written questions tabled, most recent first.
18 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Career Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's review into promotion boards is published.
18 Jan 2021 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Equality
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that each Front Line Command publishes its diversity and inclusion delivery plans, as set out in his Department's Maximising Talent Through Diversity and Inclusion news story, da
14 Dec 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that community pharmacy staff are regularly tested for covid-19 including when they are not displaying symptoms.
11 Dec 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Colombia: Peace Negotiations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the Colombian peace agreement is upheld.
3 Dec 2020 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Culture: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that covid-19 related funding allocated to cultural organisations is distributed equitably.
2 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Haiti: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Haitian counterpart on the potential effect of climate change on Haiti.
2 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Haiti: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help tackle poverty in Haiti.
2 Nov 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Haiti: Elections
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the Government of Haiti deliver free and fair elections.
12 Oct 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Yemen: Military Intervention
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Saudi Arabian counterpart on ensuring that country (a) records and (b) retains data on the (i) locations and (ii) types of explosive ordn
16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Navy: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) abuse allegations, (b) abuse cases referred to the police, (c) volunteers dismissed as a result of abuse allocations were recorded in the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC) in each year since 2017; and how many c
16 Sep 2020 · Department for Education
Armed Forces: Schools
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding from the taxpayers purse was spent on Military Ethos programmes in each year since 2013.
16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Cadets
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the religious denomination of (a) cadets and (b) adults in the Sea Cadet Corps in the last two years.
16 Sep 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Armed Forces: Clergy
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many chaplains in each religious denomination served in the Sea Cadet Corps in 2019.
28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Colombia: Paramilitary Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports of ongoing actions of the paramilitary successor group Los Rastrojos in Colombia.
28 Aug 2020 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Colombia: Paramilitary Forces
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of commitments in the Colombian peace deal for the Colombian Government to work towards the dismantling of paramilitary successor
29 Jul 2020 · Ministry of Defence
Cyprus: Military Bases
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions the Administration of the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus has had with the local population on future developments of that base.
9 Jul 2020 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Shops: Social Distancing
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government monitors compliance with social distancing in shops.
9 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government plans to require people to wear masks in (a) shopping malls and (b) other public indoor spaces.
9 Jul 2020 · Department of Health and Social Care
Coronavirus: Employment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what processes are available to members of the public to report possible increases in covid-19 cases at a workplace.
9 Jul 2020 · Department for Education
Overseas Students: EU Nationals
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Government's decision to remove home student status from EU students will not adversely affect UK universities income.
8 Jul 2020 · Department for Education
Overseas Students: Cyprus
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Government's decision to remove home student status from Cypriot students will not deter Cypriots from attending university and further education in the UK.
15 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Students: Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance the Government is giving landlords of student accommodation on collecting rent on unoccupied accommodation.
15 Jun 2020 · Department for Education
Students: Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support the Government is providing to students who are no longer occupying their accommodation but who are still being required to pay rent.
3 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Cyprus: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the Government's policy is on support for the work of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' Personal Envoy, Jane Holl Lute, in continuing contact with the two Cypriot communities, G
3 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Cyprus: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what role the UK Government has played in the reunification negotiations as the UN penholder on the Cyprus peace process.
3 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Cyprus: Politics and Government
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he supports the reopening of Crans-Montana talks after the postponed Turkish Cypriot elections.
3 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Cyprus: Borders
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Republic of Cyprus counterpart on the reopening of the crossings between Northern Cyprus and the Republic.
2 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Turkey: Coronavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the situation for human rights defenders and journalists held in pre-trial detention in Turkey, in relation to the risk that overcrowding and unsanitary con
2 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Turkey: Press Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on the detention of journalists and writers in that country.
1 Jun 2020 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Colombia: Demonstrations
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of reports of protestors being killed during protests against forced eradication programmes in Colombia.
Source: official written-questions record.